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aquarelle

[ ak-wuh-rel, ah-kwuh-; French a-kwa-rel ]

noun

, plural aq·ua·relles [ak-w, uh, -, relz, a, -kw, a, -, rel].
  1. a watercolor.
  2. Printing. a printed picture that has been colored manually by applying watercolor through stencils, each color requiring a different stencil.


aquarelle

/ ˌækwəˈrɛl /

noun

  1. a method of watercolour painting in transparent washes
  2. a painting done in this way
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌaquaˈrellist, noun
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Other Words From

  • aqua·rellist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of aquarelle1

1865–70; < French < Italian acquarella (now obsolete) watercolor, equivalent to Latin aquār ( ius ) of water ( aquarium ) + Italian -ella -elle
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Word History and Origins

Origin of aquarelle1

C19: from French
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Example Sentences

This collection’s pink and white aquarelle palette evoked the vibrant style of the Ballets Russes as envisioned by Léon Bakst and Sergei Diaghilev.

For it's a blue-shift world we occupy, Dilemma-prone, clear-cut solutions rare, And clashing viewpoints often held at bay By hues, just short of violet, that eschew Sharp contrasts for an azure aquarelle.

Scholten and Baijings looked at traditional Arita porcelain decoration, deconstructing it into a palette that was surprisingly like their own, which favors tones like aquarelle blue, red-orange and yellow.

He recognised it instantly from the aquarelle that is in the dining-room at home.

These photographed landscapes with digital-acrylic inserts are printed on nicely textured Aquarelle Arches watercolor paper to give them an archival feel.

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